As you read the report about the redemption of 970 acres of land surrounding Windermere, some will ask themselves, “What are they thinking? Didn’t we lose Windermere on appeal with the state Supremes? Isn’t this finished?” When I first heard of a potential buy-back, I had similar thoughts. However, with a little more time and information, the word that began to stick in my brain was “comprehensive” and more specifically, “think comprehensively.” Whenever we face a difficult situation, … [Read more...]
Q&A: Windermere Redemption Project
The Missouri Baptist Convention has purchased from a third party approximately 970 acres of land formerly part of the MBC’s Windermere Baptist Conference Center. The Executive Board’s redemption of 75 percent of the camp’s original 1,300 acres follows a recommendation by a Board-appointed study group. Please see the news release for further details. Q: What is the reasoning behind this action? A: There are three primary reasons the Board voted to acquire this lan 1) … [Read more...]
BREAKING: MBC redeems 970 acres at Windermere
The Missouri Baptist Convention has purchased from a third party approximately 970 acres of land formerly part of the MBC’s Windermere Baptist Conference Center (WBCC). The Executive Board’s redemption of 75 percent of the camp’s original 1,300 acres follows a recommendation by a Board-appointed study group. The land features about 8,000 feet of shoreline on the Niangua Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks, surrounding approximately 350 acres upon which Windermere’s conference facilities … [Read more...]
Students receive Life Beautiful Awards
Charlotte Marsch/SBU BOLIVAR – With 581 graduates, Southwest Baptist University’s (SBU) May 2014 graduating class was the largest in the University’s 136-year history. The commencement ceremony also included the annual presentation of three prestigious awards: two Life Beautiful Awards and Orien B. Hendrex Distinguished Teacher Award. The 2014 recipients of the Life Beautiful Award are Kara Phipps of Bolivar and Alex Huff of Da Nang, Vietnam. Phipps graduated with a bachelor of science … [Read more...]
Bumpers preaching at SBC
BALTIMORE – Missouri Southern Baptists will contribute widely to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC)annual meeting at the Baltimore Convention Center, June 10-11. Among those prominently appearing in Baltimore are Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Director John Yeats, who will again run for SBC recording secretary, and MBC Partnership Strategist Jim Wells, who will again run for SBC registration secretary. Yeats and Wells would give Missouri Baptists the distinction of having … [Read more...]
Judge orders Foundation to pay MBC $5.5 million
Circuit Court Senior Judge Frank Conley has ruled that the Missouri Baptist Foundation must pay the Missouri Baptist Convention roughly $5.5 million in legal fees and costs that the MBC has incurred seeking to restore the Foundation after its board voted in 2001 to become self-perpetuating. The long-anticipated ruling in Cole County affirms a 2010 judgment, in which Judge Paul Wilson, who now sits on the Missouri Supreme Court, ruled that the convention has the right to recover the … [Read more...]
HLGU celebrates graduation of nearly 300
Rebecca Sneed/HLGU Hannibal – Beautiful weather reflected the bright spirits of almost 300 graduates as they walked across the stage in ceremonial regalia to shake the hand of Hannibal-LaGrange University’s (HLGU) President Anthony Allen and receive their diplomas on May 3. Allen was once again the speaker for the ceremony and his message to the graduates centered on Prov. 3:1-8 and their uncertainty of what the future may hold for them. “In these moments of uncertainty, God’s charge to … [Read more...]
Windermere Case Closed
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied the Missouri Baptist Convention’s bid for a jury trial to determine the legal ownership of Windermere Baptist Conference Center. The court’s ruling ended the MBC’s legal efforts to regain WBCC after its board of trustees voted to become self-perpetuating in 2001. The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear an appeal leaves in place a decision handed down March 25 by the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, in Springfield, which had upheld a … [Read more...]
SBU students commissioned for summer global projects
BOLIVAR – Nearly 80 Southwest Baptist University students who are participating in international projects this summer through SBU’s Center for Global Connections (CGC) were covered with prayer during a commissioning service the morning of May 12. Along with worship led by Zach Atchley and Nate Jones, students and leaders of the teams were prayed for by fellow students, as well as faculty and staff members. “Each project participant goes into this chapel service with someone who has … [Read more...]
MBTS Awards First Ph.D.
Tim Sweetman/MBTS KANSAS CITY – Graduates, families and friends gathered together in the newly dedicated Daniel Lee Chapel on May 10 to celebrate Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s 55th commencement exercises – launching over 100 new graduates into gospel ministry. Among the many key moments, two clearly stood out as the institution, which exists for the Church, conferred its first Doctor of Philosophy degree and honored long-time librarian, Craig Kubic, for his service to … [Read more...]
Missouri WMU celebrates during annual meeting
SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union (MWMU) celebrated 125 years of the National Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU), 100 years of Girls in Action, and 90 years of MWMU during their Missions Celebration and annual meeting, April 4-5. Nearly 500 people from across the state attended the celebration, which was hosted by Second Baptist Church, Springfield. During the Missions Celebration, MWMU ladies connected with like-minded women to serve in mission projects, pray for … [Read more...]
Family prepares to take gospel back to Romania
HANNIBAL – Cristian Harlea graduates from Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) in May and hopes, one day, to return to his homeland, Romania, as a missionary. His heart is already there. Born while Romania was under Soviet rule, Harlea was saved at the age of 14 and attended a Baptist church with his family. Two years after his conversion, he began to help in a children’s ministry at his church. Beginning when he turned 17, and during the six years that followed, Harlea ministered in two … [Read more...]
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